"The Afghan national flag is hoisted during an official flag raising ceremony in Marjah on February 25, 2010.    The Afghan flag was raised over a town at the centre of a US-led offensive on a Taliban stronghold which a US commander called ""historic"" but stopped short of declaring victory. Afghanistan's red, green and black flag was raised over Marjah by the governor of Helmand province, watched over by senior US, British and Afghan commanders and a crowd of several hundred residents, an AFP photographer said. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK BAZ"
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